Description
Sutton Cricket Ground contains a pavilion that was the original station premises of Sutton Station c.1847. The 1st edition OS map of 1867 shows the cricket ground on old farmland. The perimeter has been planted with young trees.
Practical Information
| Site location | Gander Green Lane |
|---|---|
| Postcode | SM1 2EH |
| What3Words | ///wing.hint.socket |
| Type of Site | Public Park |
| Borough | Sutton |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | 8am - dusk |
| Facilities | Sports club |
| Public Transport | Rail: West Sutton. Bus: 151, 213, 408, 413, 736. |
| Research Updated | 1 November 2004 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
Pending further research
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ251640 |
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| Site Ownership | LB Sutton |
| Site Management | Parks Service |
| Dates | mid C19th |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Sutton |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Yes |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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Nearby parks and gardens
This was once the site of an C18th landscape, with a garden wall of the house dating from the 1800s. The medieval East Cheam Manor House was demolished in 1800 and Lower Cheam House was built on the site to the south. This too was demolished and land attached was redeveloped in the mid C20th, the 1960s development at Antrobus Close and Carlisle Road now occupying the site. There may be remains of the Jacobean garden associated with this site. In front of the terrace is open space.
Seear's Park was once part of Hammond's Orchard within East Cheam Manor estate. It was laid out as a park by John Seear between 1890-1912 and left to his wife and then to the local authority on her death in 1932. There remain some mature ornamental trees dating rom the C19th, including a monkey puzzle, redwoods and firs along the main road to the west, also some broken statuary and a pond from the same period. The drinking fountain was installed in 1932 as a memorial to the Seears. There is an attractive ornamental cottage in the north-east corner.
A church has existed here since medieval times and is recorded in the Domesday Book. The current church of St Nicholas was rebuilt in 1862-4 when the old parish church was too small for Sutton's growing congregation. It is surrounded by a churchyard with numerous trees including fine yews, and among the many tombs is an interesting mausoleum of 1777 to James Gibson and his family. Other old gravestones include two inscribed C17th slab stones and an early C19th monument to a blacksmith with an inscribed verse.